adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
bachelorsnounUS /ˈbætʃlərz/
plural of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was only the beginning.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
BluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
demoralizedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
fanciedadjectiveUS /ˈfænsid/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
grievouslyadverbUS /ˈɡriːvəsli/
in a grievous manner
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only the beginning.
KnightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
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From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It was only the beginning.
OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
proportionatelyadverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənətli/
to a proportionate degree
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
rightedverbUS /ˈraɪtɪd/
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
tanknounUS /tæŋk/
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a day--for two days--the bachelors were demoralized at the fall of their leader, and the Knights of the Rose were proportionately uplifted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Other and far more bitter battles lay before him ere he could look around him and say, “I have won the victory.”
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading If Myles fancied that one single victory over his enemy would cure the evil against which he fought, he was grievously mistaken; wrongs are not righted so easily as that.
